Zhangjiagang port saw a tremendous increase in scrap imports in the first half of this year. 2.24 million tons of scrap were imported via the port with an import value of $630 million during the period, up 1,108.6 percent and 512.8 percent year-on-year respectively. Local dealers have showed no hesitance to import scrap from Japan, the Unite States and Hong Kong since the latter half of last year by taking advantage of the astonishing low price of about $180 per ton amid the global financial crisis.